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similar Adjective 1. alike but not identical 2. Geom (of two or more figures) different in size or position, but with exactly the same shape [Latin similis] similarity n
similarly adv USAGE: As should not be used after similar: Wilson held a similar position to Jones (not a similar position as Jones); the system is similar to the one in France (not similar as in France). ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
similar adjective 1. alike, uniform, resembling, corresponding, comparable, much the same, homogeneous, of a piece, homogenous, cut from the same cloth, congruous << OPPOSITE different adjective 2. (with to) like, much the same as, comparable to, analogous to, close to, cut from the same cloth as USAGE As should not be used after similar - so Wilson held a similar position to Jones is correct, but not Wilson held a similar position as Jones; and the system is similar to the one in France is correct, but not the system is similar as in France. |
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Thus in the music of the flute and of the lyre, 'harmony' and rhythm alone are employed; also in other arts, such as that of the shepherd's pipe, which are essentially similar to these. With equal pleasure I have as often taken notice that Providence has been pleased to give this one connected country to one united people -- a people descended from the same ancestors, speaking the same language, professing the same religion, attached to the same principles of government, very similar in their manners and customs, and who, by their joint counsels, arms, and efforts, fighting side by side throughout a long and bloody war, have nobly established general liberty and independence. As you know I have long possessed the power to cross the void in spirit, but never before have I been able to impart to inanimate things a similar power. |
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